Roller-bearing.



0. E. MGHAUD.

ROLLER BEARING,

Y APPLIGATION PXLED 00T. 5, 1908. I 939,956. Pamd NW2, 1909.

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O, E. MICHAUD.

ROLLER BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 5, 190s.

939,056. Patented N0v.2,1909.

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RLLEFi-BEAIRXNG.-

Specification of Letters Patent. Y

` Application filed October 5,

To all whom it may concern:

lle it known that l, ONiisrMii E. MroHAUD, a citizen of the United States, and a residexu olE the city of St. Louis and State of. 'lilies-omi, have invented a new and useful lmprln'cincut in Roller-Bearings, of which the following,` is a specification.

'This invention relates to roller bearings, ainl has vl'or its principal objects to secure entlwise adjustment and to take upv end play or looseness oit the bearings, to facilitate the' assembling of thc parts of the'bearings, to retain the rollers in position on the spacing rings, and to attain certain. advantages hereinal'ter inoie fullyappearing.

The invention consists in the parts and in the. arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and wherein like syn'ibols refer to like parts wherever they occur, Figure l is a longitudinal section through a wheel hub equipped with roller bearings embodying iiiy invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a divided spacing ring in closed position and showing a series of rollers thereon; Fig. 3 is a s iinilar View, but showing the ring in open position; Fig. 'd is a. detail View of the parts of the ring delacherig Figa-5 is a longitudinal section of lie hub spindle sleeve equipped with a modii ation of iny roller hearing; Fig. 6 is'an enlarged side elevation artly in section showing;` parts of a modification with the spacing ring` detached; Fig. 7 is a side eleva- .tion showing the series of rollers in position on the ring and 'the retaining members in place; and, Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a Vfurther inoditicatioii of the bearinfr.

Referring now more particularly to Sheet No. l of the drawin s, the Wheel hub l is provided with a spind e sleeve 2. This sleeve has at each end an enlarged bearing ring portion The inner bearing faces of these ring portions 3 are counterbored to provide beveled shoulders e thereon.

- 'llie inner bearing sleeves or rings l are znovably fitted on the axle 6. These inner bearing,l rings are provided with annular grooves having beveled side` walls. 'lhe grooves are'counterparts or' rollers 7 which have chainiered or beveled portions.

I'lhe inner bearing ring 5 for the roller bearing at the inner end or the hub l is slidably sleeved on the axle and itI is preferably provided with an annular flanged portion 8 ers on the rings, they are divided and llateiited Nov'. 2, ldl.

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*bearing ring iii its adjusted position.

` ,By the construction herein set forth, the bearingniay he adjusted so that the innerI beveled end'portions of, the rollers hear against the beveled shoulders l on the outer bearing rings 3', thereby taking up all cud play or looseness. This adjustment. inay readily eli`ccted by inerely adjustii'ig the inner bearing ring` 5 onthe outer end ot' the.

axle.

ln order to keep the antitriction rollers T properly spaced, spacing rings lllarc einployed, and to facilitate assembling the roll p ettv eraoly hinged as at 15. The spacingringv sections are notched on their inner sides as at 1G to receive the spindle portions l? ou the ends of the rollers 7. 'lie ends of seine of the roller spindles are provided with flanged heads or enlargements la which hold the spacing rings from. spreading away from the rollers .when in position therein. These heads. may beprovided on all the roller spindles except thoseA on the two rollers located at the joints of the two ring sections, if desired, but it is only necessary to provide them on two or more rollers located at diametrically or diagonally opposite points.

.ln order to retain the rollers in place when the rings are detached from the inner bearingrings, curved resilient retaining members i9 are provided. "hese are approximately halt circles and they are provided vvith pivot studs or projections 20 which arel adapted to tit in holes 2l' provided therei'or in the spacing ring sections.- lVhen it is ,desired to 'place therollers on the ringr sections it is only necessary to turn the retaining member 19 at right angles or a quarter turn or more to the ring section -and then drop the roller spindles into the notches lo. 'lhe'i'etainiiig liieniber may then be turned baci; into position to close the open notches. By this arrangement, the rollers may also he readily removed.

In order to guard against accidental displacement of thev retaining` members vvhen in effective position it is preferable to provide small rounded ears or projections Q2 .on the inner faces of the ring sections 14 at the side edges thereof and near the pivot holes 2l, so to lie outside of the retaining` members. In movingr the retaining members into and out oi ell'ective position they Will yield sufliciently to allow them to ride over said rounded projections.

The hinge ends of the ring,` sections 14 are rounded and cut away from opposite sides and made to overlap. These overlapping portions are provided with registering holes 225 which receive' plain end spindles of a roller and thus constitute a hinge joint when the parts are assembled. The opposite end of one ring section is provided With a hole 24C and the cooperating end of the cornpanion ring section is cut away to form a' recessed hook portion 25. The plain spindle of a roller is projected through the hole 24 and the ring sections are brought together until the hooked end 25 snaps over the pro- 'jecting end of the spindle.

lf desired, the 'ring sections may be notched from the outside and the retaining members may be placed around the periphery thereof as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

ln the modification illustrated in Fig. -5 the inner bearing rings 5 are dispensed with and the rollers bear directly upon the cylindrical end portions of the axle. .ln this modilication, the inner ring members 2G con stitute end thrust bearings and they are Abeveled on the inner ends as at 2T to correspond to the beveled end portions of the rollersn The spacing rings. for this arrange. ment of roller bearing may be ot a single or solid piece 28 and provided with peripheral notches 2,9 for the roller spindles. The retaining members 30 are provided with inturned pivot studs 3l which are adapted to fit holes 32 in the ring` 28 in a manner similar to the hereinbefore mentioned retaining members 1S), and ,in order lo prevent accidental displacement of the retaining,- members they are provided with depressions 33 which are arranged to tit over rounded raised portions 3&- on the periphery of the ring 28. At diax'netrically opposite points on the ring and between the pivot holes 3Q are bearing holes 35 for (he plain roller spindles, As shown in Fig, 7, flanged eulargements or heads 1S are provided only on each ol two rollers on opposite sides of the ring. A segment ot these flanges is pret erably cut aWay tangenlially ot the spindles so that the rollers may be turned as shown to the right hand side of Fig'. 7 in order to swing' the retaining member 2f) ell1 ofi the periphery of the spacing ring.

By the constructions and arrangements of the spacing rings herein set forth thel rollers may be easily assembled thereon, and the bearings may also be readily taken apart Whenever it is so desired.

In Fig. 8, an inner bearingl ring,v or sleeve 36 is provided for the rollers. This ring has a beveled shoulder 37 corresponding to the shoulder 27 on the end thrust ring 2G. The ar angement ot' the ring is the saine at each end o t the Wheel hub, except that the ring` at the outer end is provided With a screwthreaded nut portion 3S.

Obviously7 the devices admit ot consider able n'iodiiication without departing from my invention. Therefore, .l do not wish to be limited to the lConstractions and arrangements shown.

W hat l claim as my invention and desire to secure by- Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with an axle, of a wheel hub rotatably mounted thereon, said hub having bearing rings in each end, and each of said bearing rings having an internal annular beveled end thrust shoulder near its inner end, an inner bearing ring sleeved on said axle and in cooperative relation to the bearing?)` ring in the inner end of said hub and having a beveled end thrust shoulder diagonally opposite to the shoulder on said hub bearing ring, a stop on said axle adapted to bear against the outer end of said axle bearing ring, a, bearing` ring adjustably mounted on saidaxle endwise thereof vin cooperative relation to the hearing ring in the outer end of said hub and having` a beveled end thrust shoulder diagonally opposite to the shoulder on said last men liioned hub bearing ring, and a series of cylindrical rollers interposed bet-Ween the bearinp,r rings at each end of said hub in rolling contact therewith, said rollers having beveled end portions corresponding to the bevel et' said end thrust shoulders.

Q. A. roller bearing comprising a bearing sleeve having an annular peripheral groove, a series ot rollers arranged io travel in said I groove and havingA axial spindles at each end, and companion spacing rings for said series ol'l rollers, each ot said rings having a series of spared notches in lthe circula faces thereof adapted to receive the ends ot.' said roller spindles, and scmicircular retaining` members movahly momued on said spacingr rings and arranged lo close the open ends of said notches.

il, A roller bearingl comprisingv a periphefally `rooved bearing sleeve, a series oi' rollers arranged to travel in said groove, and havingr axial end spindles some ot' which are provided with enlargnnnenls at their outer ends, companion divided spacing rings for said rollers, each' of said spacing rings comprising two halfsections hingedly con nected together at one ond and havin g means for releasaoly connecting their opposite ends, and cach of said halfsections having spaced notches in 'their cir'ciihu' faces (for Y the ehd spindles of sa-id. r011ers.

4. A spacing ring forrl'ler bea-ringe comr prising a rino' hrziving notches inv'its-cirvcula'r face arrmwe` torecelve lend spindles of the bearing roers,leiid movable retaimn mem bers secured on said s'pa'cing ring, Sai lmemrbers being arranged' t0 conform' to the curvuture of said ring. and-adaptedjt'o Vclose the open ends ofsaid notches, Substantially .as and for the purpose specied'.

5, A spacing ring'v for roller bearings hmving noiches in lits Circular Aface arranged to receive .end yspindles of the bearing rollers, and retainin membersvnrranged toeonfoI-nuv to the curvaure'of said ring and adapt-ed to close the open ends. lof said notches, Said re- )taiinr members benghfngedly and det'achab mounted 011 Said yring substantially as and for ,the purpose specied,

Signed at St. Lellis, Missour thS'Srd day of October, 1908i 0NEsiMEm-M1QHAUD; i

" Witnesses: v l,

' G. A. PENMNGTON,

J. B. MEGOWS. 

